Just realized my incubator was 3 degrees to cool for 8 hours

[junkinstuff]

I have a Reptipro 5000 and I guess last night before going to bed I somehow hit the button to lower temp when turning eggs. So they were 3 to 4 degrees below optimal for 8 hours. I know cooler is better than hotter. Did I damage my chicks?

 

[OldChurchEggery1]

Things will probably be okay. I recently posted about an 18+ hour power outage and my results were pretty good- 10/12 that made it to the hatcher ended up hatching. The hatch was pretty much on time, too.

 

[AwallRooster]

I have a Reptipro 5000 and I guess last night before going to bed I somehow hit the button to lower temp when turning eggs. So they were 3 to 4 degrees below optimal for 8 hours. I know cooler is better than hotter. Did I damage my chicks?

I agree with oldchurchegger,our power was off for 9 hours, and the bator temp. drop to 76 for about 5 of those hours, that was on day 10 of my eggs being incubating, power come on, got temp. back to 100dgs, an candle my 6 eggs and they were fine, they were moving in the shell.

and you need to read her tread, on the power outage, its worth it,

 

[chefchick]

same here- I had a power outage early on and during lockdown, too. Hatched 11/14

 

[chickencoop789]

They will be fine

 

[junkinstuff]

They are all doing great. DAY 8